NCAA Football 14 was released July 9 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

By Ralph D. RussoAP College Football Writer

The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Southeastern are following the NCAA’s lead and will no longer allow EA Sports to use league logos in its college football video games.

The NCAA announced last month it will no longer allow Electronic Arts Inc. to use its logo starting next year. The move comes as the NCAA fights a high-profile lawsuit that says the governing body owes millions of dollars to former players for allowing their likenesses to be used for free.

ESPN first reported the SEC would end its licensing agreement with EA, and a spokesman confirmed that to the AP Wednesday.

Spokesmen for the Big Ten and Pac-12 say their conferences also will not renew agreements with EA.

The NCAA announced July 17 that it will not sign a new contract to license its name and logo to EA Sports once it expires in June 2014, which means NCAA Football 14 will be the last one to bear the name.

“EA SPORTS will continue to develop and publish college football games, but we will no longer include the NCAA names and marks,” Andrew Wilson, executive vice president of EA Sports, wrote on the company’s blog. “Our relationship with the Collegiate Licensing Company is strong and we are already working on a new game for next generation consoles which will launch next year and feature the college teams, conferences and all the innovation fans expect.”

NCAA Football 14 was released July 9 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Former Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson graces the cover.

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